Meaning of ABSENCE
| Pronunciation: | | 'absuns
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] failure to be present
- [n] the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"
- [n] epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities)
- [n] the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence"
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ABSENCE is a 7 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | petit mal epilepsy |
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| | Antonyms: | | presence, presence | | |
| | See Also: | | absenteeism, awayness, complex absence, cut, default, deficiency, epilepsy, interval, lack, nonattendance, nonoccurrence, pure absence, simple absence, subclinical absence, time interval, want | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ab"sence\, n. [F., fr. L. absentia. See {Absent}.]
1. A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from
companionship; -- opposed to {presence}.
Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my
absence. --Phil. ii.
12.
2. Want; destitution; withdrawal. ``In the absence of
conventional law.'' --Kent.
3. Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as,
absence of mind. ``Reflecting on the little absences and
distractions of mankind.'' --Addison.
To conquer that abstraction which is called absence.
--Landor.
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| | Related Terms: | | abscondence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, absenting, AWOL, beggary, cut, day off, dearth, default, defect, defectiveness, deficiency, deficit, departure, deprivation, destitution, disappearance, drought, emptiness, escape, excused absence, exigency, famine, fleeing, French leave, furlough, holiday, hooky, imperfection, impoverishment, inadequacy, incompleteness, insufficiency, lack, leave, leave of absence, leaving, miss, necessity, need, negation, negativeness, negativity, nihility, nonappearance, nonattendance, nonbeing, nonentity, nonexistence, nonoccurrence, nonreality, nonsubsistence, not-being, nothingness, nullity, omission, paucity, privation, running away, sabbatical leave, scantiness, scarcity, shortage, shortcoming, shortfall, sick leave, starvation, truancy, truantism, unactuality, unexcused absence, unreality, vacancy, vacation, vacuity, vacuum, void, want, wantage |
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